Picolo recommends · Hotel in Barcelona, Catalonia
Alma Barcelona
Step through an ordinary-looking lobby on Carrer de Mallorca and you are under mature trees in a shaded garden, with the traffic gone.
The street gives nothing away. Alma looks like one more well-kept apartment block a short walk from Passeig de Gràcia, until the lobby lets you out into a garden of tall trees and shaded seats.
Rooms are classic and muted, built for sleeping well after long days. The restaurant faces the garden, so on a warm evening dinner is a matter of walking downstairs rather than finding a table in the city.
Picolo’s verdict
Why we chose Alma Barcelona
Alma solves a real Barcelona problem: how to stay central and still find quiet. The garden does that, and it makes the hotel an easy retreat between museums, shops and late dinners.
The calm is the point, and not everyone wants it. Families with small children may find the mood a little hushed, and there is little in the way of buzz in the evening.
What you get
- Garden with mature trees
- Restaurant opening onto the garden
- Classic, muted rooms
- Central Eixample address
- Coffee in the shade
A day at Alma Barcelona
- Morning
- Coffee under the trees before the shops open.
- Midday
- Gaudí’s Casa Batlló and La Pedrera on Passeig de Gràcia.
- Afternoon
- A siesta in a cool room while the streets bake.
- Evening
- Dinner in the garden restaurant, no taxi needed.
Location
Carrer de Mallorca, Eixample, Barcelona, Spain
Open in MapsQuestions about Alma Barcelona
Where is Alma Barcelona?
On Carrer de Mallorca in the Eixample, two blocks from Passeig de Gràcia and its modernista buildings.
Does Alma Barcelona have a garden?
Yes. Behind the lobby there is a large garden with trees and shaded seating, and the hotel restaurant opens onto it.
Is Alma Barcelona good for families?
It is better suited to couples and adult friends. The atmosphere is quiet, so families with young children may prefer somewhere livelier.
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Updated 6 Nov 2026All articles
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